Edge Data Acquisitioning autosampling button

edge-autosample.js

var button = $('#input-start-sampling');
var enable_autosampling = false;

function start_autosampling() {
    enable_autosampling = true;

    autosample();
}

function stop_autosampling() {
    if (!enable_autosampling) {
        console.log("already stopped");
        return;
    }

    enable_autosampling = false;
    console.log("stopped");
}

function autosample() {
    if (!enable_autosampling) return;

    if (button.text() == 'Start sampling'){
        console.log("pushing button...");
        button.click();
    } else {
        console.log("still waiting");
    }

    setTimeout(autosample, 8000);
}

function create_button() {
    let btn_class = 'btn btn-primary';
    let btn_start_text = 'Start autosampling';
    let btn_stop_text = 'Stop autosampling';

    let btn = $('<button/>', {
        id: 'autosample-button',
        class: btn_class,
        text: btn_start_text,
        click: function(eve) {
            // cancel default action
            eve.preventDefault();

            if (enable_autosampling) {
                stop_autosampling();
                btn.text(btn_start_text);
            } else {
                start_autosampling();
                btn.text(btn_stop_text);
            }

            return false;
        }
    });

    return btn;
}

var autosample_button = create_button();

autosample_button.insertAfter(button);